Table 3 Characteristics of sub-Saharan African international medical graduates in the United States by graduation year cohort
|  | 1969 or earlier | 1970–1979 | 1980–1989 | 1990–2000 | OVERALL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | 720 | 1167 | 2268 | 1179 | 5334 |
Currently in residency (%) | 0 | 2.3 | 17.6 | 59.7 | 21.2 |
Gender (% male) | 90.0 | 86.5 | 76.7 | 66.3 | 78.3 |
Generalists (%) | 19.0 | 28.3 | 47.8 | 57.9 | 41.9 |
current practice location: | |||||
Urban (%) | 95.3 | 94.1 | 93.7 | 95.7 | 94.4 |
Large rural (%) | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 3.1 |
Small rural (%) | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
Isolated rural (%) | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 |